Climate averages 1991–2020
Wa weather
in October.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 9th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Wa: daytime highs average 30.8°C and nights cool to about 22.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 88 mm of rain on roughly 14 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 55 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jirapa (57 km away). In October its highs average 31.5°C, 0.7°C warmer than Wa, with 65 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Ghana, Wa ranks 4th of 26 for the warmest October highs and 11th of 26 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 26 cities is 29.4°C; Wa is 1.5°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 2.9°C to 33.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 88 mm to 10 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Wa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.5°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 0.9 | 0.3 | 11.612 h |
| February | 36.7°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 6.0 | 1.1 | 11.812 h |
| March | 37.7°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 26 | 5.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 36.4°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 68 | 11.5 | 12.312 h |
| May | 34.1°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 100 | 15.2 | 12.613 h |
| June | 31.7°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 101 | 16.4 | 12.713 h |
| July | 29.2°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 160 | 21.8 | 12.613 h |
| August | 28.2°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 224 | 25.6 | 12.512 h |
| September | 28.9°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 190 | 23.5 | 12.212 h |
| October, selected | 30.8°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 88 | 14.3 | 11.912 h |
| November | 33.7°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 10 | 1.9 | 11.712 h |
| December | 34.3°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 0.4 | 0.2 | 11.512 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Jirapa in OctoberGhana · 57 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 22.6°C · 65 mm rain
- Houndé in OctoberBurkina Faso · 195 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 22.8°C · 49 mm rain
- Tamale in OctoberGhana · 196 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 23.0°C · 69 mm rain
- Bolgatanga in OctoberGhana · 198 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 23.2°C · 46 mm rain
- Bondoukou in OctoberIvory Coast · 227 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 21.8°C · 132 mm rain
- Bobo-Dioulasso in OctoberBurkina Faso · 232 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 22.1°C · 57 mm rain
- Koudougou in OctoberBurkina Faso · 244 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 23.8°C · 32 mm rain
- Banfora in OctoberBurkina Faso · 255 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 22.1°C · 65 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Wa) is explained once on the Wa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.